Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Steeltown (band)

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The result was Delete. Michig (talk) 08:45, 19 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Steeltown (band)

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Promotional page for non notable band. Whilst youtube shows they exist I have been unable to verify much else. Page claims they charted but I have found no sign of that happening. Page has a reference of Ian McFarlane's Encyclopedia but that is a fake reference. The book does not have an entry for Steeltown. The link provide goes to a front page, not an entry. The original link shows as articleid 989 but 989 is the entry for Kings Cross which just directs readers to the entry for Massive Appendage. A search found no good sources. duffbeerforme (talk) 06:07, 12 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Unable to verify any entry on the Australian charts, unable to locate reliable (or almost any) references. Username of article creator indicates a COI and promotional article. Greyjoy^talk 06:12, 12 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. PriceDL (talk) 06:46, 12 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. PriceDL (talk) 06:46, 12 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. PriceDL (talk) 06:46, 12 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. Article fails WP:V, with a search for Steeltown not bringing up a single relevant result in post-1990 newspaper archives through Factiva. The claim that they "notably sold more recordings than any other band of the time based in the state of Queensland" seems like a WP:HOAX. Kb.au (talk) 10:33, 12 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - User @Richard3120: asked me whether they had any Australian chart success (I add a lot of lower Australian chart peaks to articles), and I can't find any evidence of a top 100-charting album or single in either the 1980s or 1990s in Australia. The chart positions and commercial success mentioned in the article are fictitious. Two singles are listed on discogs.com https://www.discogs.com/artist/6101407-Steeltown-2 , but that is it. They seem to be a fairly obscure act; I had never heard of them before.Nqr9 (talk) 14:58, 12 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: please note that I never canvassed Nqr9 for his opinion or asked him to post in this discussion, as you can see from the message I left on his talk page - I simply asked for confirmation that the chart position was fake, knowing that he owns copies of the Australian Chart Books and would be able to check quickly if it was true or not. As he has confirmed my suspicion, this band fails WP:GNG and WP:BAND. Richard3120 (talk) 15:33, 12 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per duffbeerforme. McFarlane search yields no hits – duff's analysis is correct re: falsified ref. A search at APRA here, turns up a track, "Berlin Baby", performed by Steeltown written by Andrew Richmond. However it is not mentioned in this article and not seen on either single at discogs. A trove search, here for [Steeltown "Andy Richmond"] gives no hits.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 05:32, 13 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.